Maldives plans to impose price ceilings on pharmaceutical drugs
To curb the government expenditure as well as household spending on medical expenses, Maldives plans to impose price ceiling on pharmaceutical drugs next year to prevent excessive pharmaceutical drug use and prescription. In addition, Maldives also plans to work on...
Bahrain issues health insurance law for universal healthcare coverage
In line with Goal three of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, ‘Good health and well-being for people to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’, the Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a universal health coverage scheme giving...
Compulsory health insurance planned for locals and expats in Bahrain
Bahrain’s National Health Insurance Scheme (Sehati) for expats is being brought in late 2020 or early 2021. Expats will be covered by insurance paid for by their employers, which will entitle them to treatment at private and public facilities. Once Sehati is launched,...
Bahrain provides full medical services and healthcare for all inmates
Bahrain's Ministry of Health extends the same standards of integrated healthcare services in line with the COVID 19 response protocol to inmates at Reformation and Rehabilitation Centres. The inmates have access to specialized medical personnel, mental health...
P4H Annual Review 2020-2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a profound health and social crisis but has also triggered an unprecedented multilateral response, bringing together political leadership and financial resources at the global level. While we need to fight back against COVID-19 and...
Improving Health Insurance Coverage in LMICs – Geneva Health Forum Virtual Roundtable
The Geneva Health Forum and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute are pleased to invite you to the GHF Virtual Roundtable, "Improving Health Insurance Coverage in LMICs" taking place on Monday, 22 November 2021, 12:00-14:00 CET, with...
International consultation to orient the development strategy of Viet Nam Social Security to 2030
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Russian Ministry of Healthcare allowed simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza
The Ministry of Healthcare of Russia approved simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza -- the corresponding changes were made to the instructions for medical use of the vaccine "Gam-Covid-Vak" ("Sputnik V"). The interaction of "Sputnik V" with a...
60% of adult population in Kazakhstan is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
In the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens are provided with access to five types of vaccines: Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V), QazVac, Hayat-Vax, KoronaVac and Sinopharm. As of October 25, 2021 Vaccination Rate in Kazakhstan has reached 60 percent: 8 168 114 people out...
Immunization plan against COVID-19 in Tajikistan implemented at 40%
As of September 20, Tajikistan has managed to vaccinate 2 million 307 thousand 140 people (39.6%) - citizens of the country against COVID-19 as expected by the national plan. 1 million 565 thousand 281 citizens of the country received the second dose of the...
Ukraine updated regulation on payments to health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients
According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of August 11, 2021 No. 836, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine updated regulations on payments to health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine...
European Investment Bank is funding COVID-19 response throughout 2021 and Public Health Care Schemes until 2024 in Georgia
On February 9, 2016, the agreement between Georgia and the European Investment Bank, which was aimed at improving the municipal infrastructure, entered into force. However, On December 21, 2020, the contract was reprogrammed and due to the challenges caused by the...
World Bank allocated additional financing to Georgia for Emergency COVID-19 Response Project and will fund COVID-19 vaccines
World Bank (WB) allocated Additional financing (AF) within the Georgia Emergency COVID-19 Response Project and will finance procurement and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. To ensure safe and effective systems for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and deployment,...
25$ mln ADB grant approved for Tajiskistan for COVID-19 vaccines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $ 25 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan procure and implement COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen the country's capacity to implement the vaccination program. “COVID-19 vaccines save lives and are vital to...
Eurasian Development Bank to provide Armenia with a grant to fight COVID-19
Eurasian Development Bank will allocate a $ 3 million grant to Armenia to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting on Friday, the government approved a proposal to sign an agreement between Armenia and the Eurasian Development Bank to provide a grant to finance...